Just wrecked my R6 can anyone help?
07-22-2007, 12:55 PM
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Just wrecked my R6 can anyone help?
I got a new back tire put on at agressor cycles on high street in portsmouth. It used to be the old Harley dealership. Anyway the guy put a tire on that was evidently coated in a layer of grease or something and when I went to leave I never made it 100 feet. I leaned out of the parking lot to turn on the street and it was like I hit an ice patch. The bike slid right out from under me and I managed to break off the handle bar, every fairing has either a broken spot or rash really bad, broken windshield, rashed the tank, and bent both left pegs and the shifter. I had a custom paint job on it which sucks really bad. Anyway, as soon as I push the bike back to the shop the guy says " Oh man I thought you knew you had to do a burnout to get the top layer off or it will be greasy". Has anyone ever heard of "greasing" a tire and what should I do, Should I try take them to court to fix my bike?
07-22-2007, 12:59 PM
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Re: Just wrecked my R6 can anyone help?
hahahahahahahahhahahahahahaha wow, sucks to be you
he didnt lube the tire dumbass, thats the way they come, you have to scrub them in....wow
he didnt lube the tire dumbass, thats the way they come, you have to scrub them in....wow
07-22-2007, 01:13 PM
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Re: Just wrecked my R6 can anyone help?
hahahahahahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!! Sorry.... But yea, he didn't lube the tire, that's just the term that is used..... New tires just don't grip, at all You can't get on it for like 200-250 miles.
07-22-2007, 01:54 PM
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Re: Just wrecked my R6 can anyone help?
To do that much damage you must have been going really fast out of that turn. I mean I wrecked my 5hundy at 45 miles an hour around a turn and 1. walked away perfectly fine 2. Put a new brake lever on it and it was good as new besides some scratches on the exhaust. Yeah, you need to break in those tires baby.
07-22-2007, 03:01 PM
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Re: Just wrecked my R6 can anyone help?
Yes, brand new tires are very slippery.
New tires have a thin layer of mold release compound on them, which is what prevents them from tearing/shearing when they come out of the mold that they're cast in.
A good heat cycle will remove the mold release compound and get the oils out of the surface of the tire.
The tech or your paperwork for the tire change should say to take it easy for the first 100 miles.
New tires have a thin layer of mold release compound on them, which is what prevents them from tearing/shearing when they come out of the mold that they're cast in.
A good heat cycle will remove the mold release compound and get the oils out of the surface of the tire.
The tech or your paperwork for the tire change should say to take it easy for the first 100 miles.
07-22-2007, 03:29 PM
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Re: Just wrecked my R6 can anyone help?
That sucks dude, I'm new at bikes to, so I didn't know that either, he REALLY should have told you, I would call a lawyer and tell them what happened over the phone to see if you have a case, I would assume that you don't, but if the tire has a warning, they should have passed the warning on to you, so they might be liable. btw if you are getting rid of it, can I have your rear fairing and seat? I have an FZR and the convesrions to R6's are quite common.